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Northmoor is a tiny town of 371 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
371people
$184kTypical home
$1,227/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 371
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,227/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCI airport
- 10 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 778 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 366 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+3 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk